EdUHK BEd(CL) Student Yau Wai Lam Charlene Wins Special Prize of The 27th Chinese Poetry Writing Competition

Yau Wai Lam Charlene, Year 4 student in the Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Chinese Language) programme of the Faculty of Humanities at The Education University of Hong Kong has recently won the special prize of the 27th Chinese Poetry Writing Competition (student category) organised by The Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL). 

HKPL of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department has been organising the Chinese Poetry Writing Competition annually since 1991, with Chinese classical poetry and Chinese ci poetry competitions being held in alternate years. The competition aimed to promote proficiency in Chinese language and the appreciation of Chinese literature with rhymes. To tie-in with the competition, HKPL has organised the Talk Series on Chinese Poetry Writing to introduce the characteristics, rhyming and writing skills of Chinese poetry. The competition consisted of an open category and a student category, each with a First Prize, a Second Prize, a Third Prize, five Merit Prizes and two Special Prizes.

Learn more about the 27th Chinese Poetry Writing Competition here.